So every time my parents get a new toaster what i notice is we never EVER use the higher temp because it burns it, always the adequate temp is 4 or 5 degrees on all toasters, why have the higher temp when it just burns your toast? lol, the new one my parents just got you have to turn around to toast the top and the bottom but the adequate temp for this one is 5 degrees on the bottom of the bread and then 4 degrees for the other half as it gets really hot quickly, if i used even 6 degrees though there is no doubt it would burn and it goes all way up to 8 degrees, i'm never going to use 6, 7 or 8 degrees.